Mr. Orange-Power
06-14-2009, 11:13 AM
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Oilman Boone Pickens is a big part of Oklahoma State athletics. Photo by Chris Landsberger, The Oklahoman
Collected Wisdom: Boone Pickens
Interviewed by Berry Tramel
Published: June 14, 2009
Boone Pickens, who grew up in Holdenville and is a 1951 Oklahoma A&M graduate, has donated more than $400 million to his alma mater, with the majority of that to athletics. He is a legendary Texas oil man, both wildcatting and acquiring oil and gas companies. Pickens is fast friends with Oklahoma State athletic director Mike Holder and a big supporter of football coach Mike Gundy. OSU’s football stadium now bears Pickens’ name.
I was good at all sports. I was a high school basketball player. I went to Texas A&M in 1947 on a basketball scholarship. I left because they cut me off the team. That could have been a big mistake by Texas A&M, saving that $25 scholarship.
Oilman Boone Pickens is a big part of Oklahoma State athletics. Photo by Chris Landsberger, The Oklahoman
Collected Wisdom: Boone Pickens
Interviewed by Berry Tramel
Published: June 14, 2009
Boone Pickens, who grew up in Holdenville and is a 1951 Oklahoma A&M graduate, has donated more than $400 million to his alma mater, with the majority of that to athletics. He is a legendary Texas oil man, both wildcatting and acquiring oil and gas companies. Pickens is fast friends with Oklahoma State athletic director Mike Holder and a big supporter of football coach Mike Gundy. OSU’s football stadium now bears Pickens’ name.
I was good at all sports. I was a high school basketball player. I went to Texas A&M in 1947 on a basketball scholarship. I left because they cut me off the team. That could have been a big mistake by Texas A&M, saving that $25 scholarship.